Scott County’s employee relations office said Workday integrations remain a work in progress while Minnesota Paid Leave has driven a substantial increase in leaves, straining staffing, overtime and recruitment across departments.

Minnesota’s paid family and medical leave program is nine months old. Is it working as promised? MPR News host Angela Davis looks at who’s using it, what’s going well and what could be improved.

Just five months after the Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Board of Health proposed the measure, County Executive Sara Innamorato signed File # 14083-26 into law on October 22, 2026. The law creates n...

Mothers around the world get nearly eight times as much paid leave as fathers, leaving women to shoulder most of the care burden – at a cost to families, children and economies, according to new UN data published on Thursday.

Supporters say the parental leave bill will improve health outcomes for children and parents, while opponents say the measure will burden smaller businesses and drive jobs away.

On July 16, 2026, Sens. John Boozman (R-AR) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the More Paid Leave for More Americans Act to incentivize states to expand access and improve coordination of paid ...

County staff outlined three options — state plan, commercial coverage, or self‑insurance — for implementing Maryland's Time to Care program, which provides up to 12 weeks of paid leave and is scheduled to begin benefits on Jan. 1, 2028; staff estimated county premium costs of about $250,000–$350,000 annually (illustrative).

Paid family and medical leave programs help workers maintain financial stability during caregiving or health-related absences, yet many eligible workers face barriers to obtaining benefits. MDRC’s Adv...

California has passed Assembly Bill (AB) 2054, which expands the definition of “covered active duty” under Section 3302.1 of the Unemployment Insurance Code for purposes of eligibility for Paid…

County staff presented two years of FML Plus data showing utilization rose sharply after the program began in 2024; the executive leadership team recommended a waiting period (staff proposed 12 months), clearer eligibility rules, and reducing paid reimbursement from 100% to 75% of base pay; commissioners signaled support for a 9‑month probationary compromise and asked staff for cost analyses and implementation details.

This fact sheet summarizes federal, state, and local policies on paid family and medical leave and paid sick leave.

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This report sheds light on the care arrangements families use [...]

BLS data show gaps between access to and participation in retirement, medical and paid-leave benefits for U.S. workers in March 2026.

Each year, we track some of our most important paid leave policy fights across the nation, and this year has highlights and lowlights. This piece covers key developments of paid family and medical lea...